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Anything that increases the voice of young women tends therefore to reduce the fertility rate.

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Amartya Sen
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: November 3
Economist
Philosopher
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Shantiniketan
Amartya Kumar Sen
Professor Amartya Kumar Sen
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